New Mexico § 49-8-2 - Elections; right to vote

§ 49-8-2. Elections; right to vote

A. On the first Monday of April of each alternate year, an election shall be held

after the trustees have given at least seven days notice thereof by posting not less

than five notices in conspicuous places within the grant, which shall include the

post offices at Truchas, Cordova, formerly known as Quemado, and Chimayo. Except as provided in Chapter 49, Article 8 NMSA 1978 , the election shall be conducted as nearly as practical in the same manner as provided

in the Election Code for the conduct of general elections, provided that the board

of trustees of the Nuestra Senora del Rosario, San Fernando y Santiago land grant

and the secretary of the board shall perform the functions designated in that code

for the county commission and the county clerk, respectively, and provided further

that no registration shall be required. Official ballots for voting shall contain the names of not less than five owners

of interests in the grant. The five persons receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected as trustees

for the ensuing two years. B. At all elections, every owner of an undivided interest in the grant shall be entitled

to one vote. The trustees in charge of the election shall prepare from the best information obtainable

a list of all owners of interest in the grant and shall deliver the list to their

successors. Any person claiming to be the owner of an interest whose claim is not admitted by

the trustees may file with them an oath in writing, stating that he is an owner and

giving as fully as he can the chain of title to his interest. If his claim is substantiated by the oaths in writing of two owners of such interests,

he shall be permitted to vote at the election.